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Ministry of Defence
Lt. Gen Ajith Nilakantan to assume the appointment of Commandant, Army Hospital  on Sep 1
Lieutenant General Ajith Nilakantan will assume the appointment of Commandant, Army Hospital  in New Delhi on 01 September 2023. Prior to assuming the present appointment, he held the post of Director General Hospital Services .
An alumnus of Trivandrum Medical College, the General Officer was commissioned into Army Medical Corps on 16 April 1987. He completed MS in ENT from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and subsequently trained at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai in Head & Neck Onco Surgery.
Lt Gen Ajith Nilakantan has held various important clinical and staff positions during his illustrious career. These include Deputy Commandant Army Hospital  and Commandant, Command Hospital . The General Officer has also headed the Department of ENT-Head & Neck Surgery in various super specialty and apex hospitals of Armed Forces Medical Services including Command Hospital , Base Hospital Delhi Cantonment, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and Army Hospital , Delhi. He was also Professor and Head  at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
The General Officer is recognised as Professor/ PG Examiner by MCI/NMC and various universities including Delhi University, Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and King George Medical University.
For his meritorious service, he was awarded with General Officer Commanding in Chief Commendation in 2013 and Chief of Army Staff Commendation in 2014.
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PM Inaugurates modern food processing facilities in Anand
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated modern food processing facilities, including Amul’s ultra-modern Chocolate Plant, at Anand today. He also visited the chocolate plant and was briefed on the various technologies used, and products being made there.
Speaking on the occasion, he thanked the people of Anand for turning out in such large numbers.
He said the development projects being inaugurated today augur well for the cooperative sector. He said the brand of Amul is known globally, and has become an inspiration worldwide. He said Amul is not only about milk processing, but an excellent model of empowerment. The Prime Minister said that through cooperatives, Sardar Patel showed a way where neither Government nor industrialists call the shots. He said it is a unique model, where the people matter. He said endeavours in the cooperative sector in Gujarat have helped the people, especially the farmers. He also recalled Sardar Patel's emphasis on urban development.
Referring to India's 75th anniversary of independence in 2022, the Prime Minister said India is doing well in milk processing but can do even better. He said the time has come to give importance to innovation and value addition. In this context he also spoke of the production of honey.
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education organises a National webinar on Quality Teacher Education, Accreditation, and Teacher Development
Ministry of Education, AICTE and National Council for Teacher Education organized a national webinar on "Quality Teacher Education, Accreditation, and Teacher Development." Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS  for Science and Technology, PMO and DOPT was the chief guest for the webinar.
Addressing the participants, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that in line with the vision of Prime Minister, the National Education Policy 2020 will help in realising the goal of New India. The Minister stressed that there is a strong need of aligning professional degree and career choices. He also spoke of integrity in the selection process of teachers and incentivizing best students to take up teaching as a profession.
The Minister said that since ancient times, teachers have been at the centre of education and contributing to the country’s progress. High quality teaching will improve educational outcomes and will lead to holistic development of students.
Prof. Narendra Kumar Taneja, VC, CCS University; Prof. C.K. Saluja, Rtd., CIE, Delhi University; Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar, VC, JNU; Prof. Padma Sarangpani, Tata Institute of Social Sciences; Dr. Maitreyee Dutta , Dept of Computer Science & Engg., NITTTR, Chandigarh; Ma. Ramya Venkataraman, CENTA also participated in the webinar.
The webinar featured two sessions on  Quality Education and Teacher Development  Accreditation. Prof. HCS Rathore, Former VC, South Bihar Central University, and Prof. Mahendra P. Lama, School of International Studies, JNU facilitated the questions/answers/interactions and summarized both the sessions.
The webinar focused on Digital Integration in Quality Education, Impact of Language on Quality Education , Maintaining Quality of Education, Holistic Teacher Development, Teachers of the Future, Teacher’s Role in Developing 21st Century Skills, Quality Technical Education and Accreditation and Teacher Accreditation.
Ministry of Home Affairs
All India Citizens Survey of Police Services
From time to time, several initiatives have been taken by the Government of India, aimed at facilitating and supplementing the efforts of States / UTs in providing citizen centric police services. A globally accepted way to assess the impact or outcomes of such endeavours is through a holistic analysis of services rendered to the public, through public perception surveys conducted by professional and independent agencies. Such surveys are globally tested tools for improving service delivery in policing and enhancing public satisfaction.
With the above aim and to further strengthen the good governance practices in the working of police, Ministry of Home Affairs has commissioned the Bureau of Police Research and Development to conduct a pan-India survey called “ALL INDIA CITIZENS SURVEY OF POLICE SERVICES”. The survey will be conducted through the National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi.
The survey is aimed to understand public perceptions about Police, gauge the level of non-reporting of crimes or incidents to Police, the position on ground relating to crime reporting & recording, timeliness and quality of police response and action, and to assess citizens' perception and experience about women and children’s safety.
The survey will commence in March, 2019 and cover a representative sample of 1.2 lakh households spread over 173 districts across the country, based on the National Sample Survey framework. All States and UTs would be included in this survey. The survey will be completed in 9 months.
The outcome of the survey is expected to bring out useful suggestions for stakeholders in formulating and implementing appropriate policy responses and changes in the functioning of police at the cutting edge and for improving crime prevention and investigation, transformation in community policing, improvement in the access to the justice and increased/ appropriate resource allocation for police in a systematic manner.
States/UTs have been requested to extend full cooperation to the conduct of the survey, and to adopt this good practice and prepare their Police for undertaking such surveys on their own, in future.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
To fight COVID 19 pandemic all efforts are being channelized to improve the availability of chemicals, fertilizers and medicines in the country: Gowda
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda has said that to tide over challenges arising due to COVID-19 pandemic, his ministry is taking all necessary steps to ensure adequate supply of medicines, fertilizers and disinfectant chemicals
In a tweet Shri Gowda said , he held discussions with Secretaries and other senior officers of all the three departments of his Ministry, Department of Fertilizers, Pharma and Chemical & Petrochemicals to frame out strategies to improve availability of fertilizer to farmers, medicines to general public & health services and chemicals as disinfectants to curb the outbreak of corona virus.
In the meeting Shri Gowda also asked the officers to maintain close coordination within themselves and with other concerned Ministries as well, so that supply of essential items are done without any hindrance.
Recently, MoS Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya also interacted with officials of the Department of Chemicals & Fertilizers through a Video Conference. The meeting was intended to cater to the issues related to the Chemicals & Petrochemical Industry at the time of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Shri Mandaviya had said in tweet, India "truly believes that the world is a family and fosters the idea of brotherhood."
The Ministry has said that Fertilizer companies are already working with full capacity to supply adequate quantity of fertilizers to the farming community for upcoming Kharif season. Pharma sector is also putting in all its effort to produce essential drugs in sufficient quantities including Hydroxychloroquine. India is one of the world's largest manufacturers of Hydroxychloroquine and apart from fulfilling domestic demand it is also exporting the surplus medicine to foreign countries . Production and supply of essential chemicals used as disinfectants are also satisfactory.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Bio-fuels and Biorefineries
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- India, during its Presidency of G20, is emphasising on international collaboration for energy security and enhanced development of emerging fuels like biofuel and hydrogen.
- Government notifies the use of hydrogen as automotive fuel for fuel cell vehicles on 16th September, 2016.
- Notifies Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN  Yojana for promoting Second Generation  ethanol production.
- Oil CPSEs are setting up 2G ethanol bio-refineries in the country at Panipat , Bathinda , Numaligarh , Bargarh  and one demonstration project at Panipat.
India is one of the leading producers of biofuels in the world. The Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies  have procured ethanol from domestic producers and thereafter blended 433.6 crore litres of ethanol in petrol during the Ethanol Supply Year  2021-22  and procured 5.83 crore litres of bio-diesel till November, 2022 for blending with diesel during the financial year 2022-23. The Oil and Gas Marketing Companies  have issued 3694 Letters of Intent  to potential entrepreneurs for procurement of Compressed Bio Gas  up to 31st October, 2022.
India, during its Presidency of G20, is emphasising on international collaboration for energy security and enhanced development of emerging fuels like biofuel and hydrogen.
Government has notified the use of hydrogen as automotive fuel for fuel cell vehicles on 16th September, 2016.
Government has notified Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN  Yojana for promoting Second Generation  ethanol production from cellulosic and lignocellulosic biomass including petrochemical route in the country by providing financial support for setting up 2G ethanol bio-refineries. Oil CPSEs are setting up 2G ethanol bio-refineries in the country at Panipat , Bathinda , Numaligarh , Bargarh  and one demonstration project at Panipat. Bio-refinery at Panipat has been dedicated to the nation. Plants at Bathinda, Bargarh and Numaligarh are in advanced stage of construction.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Shri Mandaviya sets the vision for boosting Ship Repairing Facilities in India under ‘AatamNirbhar Bharat’by increasing Indian Flagged Ships in the maritime industry
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping , chaired a video conference with the representatives of Ship-owners Association, CMD, Shipping Corporation of India; Director General, Shipping, and senior officials of the Ministry of Shipping, for a vision to augment Ship Repairing facilities in India and Indian Flagged Ships in the world.
Shri Mandaviya asked suggestion from the Shipping Industry representatives to prepare the robust ecosystem for ship repairing facilities to transform India in a ‘Ship Repair Hub’. He stressed upon the aspects like upskilling the expertise of Indian service engineers, enhancing the yard capacity and maintaining the supply of required spare parts, manufactured indigenously.
While reiterating the vision of Prime Minister Modi of under ‘AatamNirbhar Bharat’, Shri Mandaviya called for innovation in the Ship Repairing Facilities with world-class Infrastructure, as every year approximately 30,000 vessels sail to Indian Ports and India should reap this opportunity. Shri Mandaviya also directed the officials to come up with the Action Plan to increase the number of Indian Flagged ships, as it will save around USD 13 billion of forex, create additional employment and it will bring freight rates stabilization at lower level with Indian tonnage.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
1ST Session of India-Norway Dialogue on Trade & Investment Held in New Delhi
The first Session of India-Norway Dialogue on Trade & Investment  was convened in New Delhi on 15-16 January, 2020. The session was based on the Terms of Reference  signed between India and Norway on 8th January, 2019 in New Delhi, during the visit of Prime Minister of Norway. This was the first meeting after the signing of DTI.
The first Session was preceded by an industry interaction on 15th January, 2020 with the representatives from Indian industry, where discussions were held on various areas of mutual interest likeblue economy, shipping & maritime, ICT, renewable energy, fisheries and MSME. Both sides exchanged views on investment opportunities available in the respective countries as also the facilitations being extended by respective Governments for creating attractive investment environments.Presentations were also made by the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation  and Invest India.Representativesfrom the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry , Confederation of Indian Industry ,fisheries,ICT, renewable energy, electrical equipment, IT and solar energy sectorsparticipated in the industry interaction. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  and the Department of Economic Affairs highlighted various policy initiatives of the Government for promoting investment in the country.
The main session on 16th January, 2020 was co-chaired by Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Nidhi Mani Tripathi, and Director General, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Mr. ErlingRimestad.The Indian side was represented by officers from Departments of Commerce, DPIIT, Fisheries, Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Economic Affairs, Ministries of External Affairs, Food Processing, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises,New and Renewable Energy, Power, Science and Technology, Shipping, Tourism and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
Cumulative FDI equity inflows to India from Norway during April, 2000 to September, 2019 were around USD257 million. While economic exchanges between India and Norway remain satisfactory, there are ample opportunities for further intensification and diversification in mutually beneficial areas and their complementarities.
Both sides noted that the dynamic nature of commercial exchange between the two countries will result in increasing number of companies interested in establishing and gaining access to the markets in India and Norway.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH PREMIER INSTITUTES
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  has signed contracts with 09 Indian Institute of Managements  namely IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Jammu, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Lucknow, IIM Nagpur, IIM Ranchi, IIM Udaipur and IIM Visakhapatnam for implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship  programme.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme is a two-year academic programme which combines classroom sessions at IIMs with an intensive field immersion at the district level to strengthen the district skill administration and the District Skill Committees . The IIMs are responsible for delivery of academic modules covering management, public policy, economic development, skills and livelihood etc. IIMs are also responsible for off campus mentoring of the fellows during district immersion. Further, IIM Bangalore has been given additional responsibility of managing the admission process for the fellowship programme.
Under Phase I of the fellowship programme, 69 fellows are currently deployed in 69 districts across six States namely Gujarat, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Recently, 652 more fellows have been deployed in 652 districts across the Country in Phase II of the programme.
Under Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  is imparting various schemes/ projects related to skill development across the country including Maharashtra. The major schemes implemented by MSDE are Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana , National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme , Craftsman Training Scheme  and Jan SikhshanSansthan . The number of youth trained under the Skill Development programmes of MSDE is as follows:
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S.no
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Name of the scheme
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Youth trained 
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Remarks
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Total
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Maharashtra
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1.
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PMKVY
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132
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11.81
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Since inception till 20.11.2021.
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NAPS
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11.74
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2.18
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2015-16 to 2021-22.
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3.
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CTS
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86.87
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7.90
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Enrollment from 2014 to 2020.
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4.
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JSS
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9.42
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0.89
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2018-19 to 2020-21.
In addition to the above, many Central Ministries and State Governments run their own Skill development programs.
Under the Short Term Training  component of PMKVY, 23.59 lakh youths have been placed, while 0.87 lakh youth have secured self/ wage employment under the JSS Scheme during the last three years.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply in the RajyaSabha today.
Ministry of Finance
1 arrested by Delhi CGST Officials for fraudulently claiming ITC of Rs 134 crore
The officers of Central Goods and Services Tax  Commissionerate, Delhi East, carried out the detailed analysis and unearthed a network of fictitious exporters who were availing and utilizing fake Input Tax Credit  of Rs 134 crore under the Goods and Services Tax  with an intent to claim IGST refund fraudulently.
On the basis of Risk Analysis, a risky exporter M/s Vibe Tradex was identified for scrutiny. M/s Vibe Tradex is engaged in export of Pan Masala, chewing tobacco, FMCG goods etc.
The network of fictitious exporters was being operated by a person named Mr Chirag Goel, who is an MBA from University of Sunderland, UK. On an extensive analysis of the e-Way Bills generated by two supplier firms/ companies owned by his associate, who is at large, it was found that the vehicles for which the e-way Bill were generated for purported supply of goods were being used in distant cities namely Gujrat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and had never entered Delhi during the said period. The fake Input Tax Credit availed and utilized is Rs. 134 crore.
Mr Chirag Goel masterminded a deep-rooted conspiracy to defraud the Government and committed offences specified under Section 132 of the CGST Act, 2017 which are cognizable and non-bailable. He has been remanded to judicial custody by the Metropolitan Magistrate Patiala House Courts, New Delhi, for a period 14 days till 26.10.2021. Further investigation in the case is under progress.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
The President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali lauds Indian Prime Minister for organizing the First Global Millets  Conference in Delhi
In a Video Message from Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali said, this Conference will go a long way in addressing the World’s Foremost Challenge of Food Insecurity
Dr Irfaan Ali offered 200 Acres of Land in his country for exclusive production of Millets in honor of the United Nations declaring the year 2023 as the International Year of Millet 
In another Video Address the President of Ethiopia Ms Sahle-Work Zewde said, the Global Millets Conference will galvanize the Governments of the World and the Policy makers for promotion and production of Miracle Millets
Ms Sahle-Work Zewde said, Millets will go a long way not only address the food security challenges of Sub-Saharan country like Ethiopia but also the entire African Continent
The ideas from the First Global Millets  Conference will also help shape the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030: Ms Sahle-Work Zewde
The President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali today lauded Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for organizing the First Global Millets  Conference at PUSA, New Delhi and said this Conference will go a long way in addressing the World’s Foremost Challenge of Food Insecurity.
In a Video Message from Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali also today offered 200 Acres of Land in his country for exclusive production of Millets in honour of the United Nations declaring the year 2023 as the International Year of Millet . He said, India in exchange will provide technology and technical support for enhancing the farm production and productivity of this wonder food.
Dr Irfaan Ali said, Millets are not only an affordable and nutritious option, but this group of crops are also resilient to climate change vagaries. He promised all help in production and promotion of Millets in the 17 Caribbean Countries, which will popularize Millets in the Caribbean Community.
Dr Irfaan Ali said, India is the Global Leader both in the production and export of Millets and can play a leading role in global production and popularization of Millets.
In another Video Address the President of Ethiopia Ms Sahle-Work Zewde heartily congratulated Prime Minister Modi for or gazing this Global Conference on Millets and said that it will galvanize the Governments of the World and the Policy makers for promotion and production of Miracle Millets.
Ms Sahle-Work Zewde said that Millets will go a long way not only address the food security challenges of Sub-Saharan country like Ethiopia but also the entire African Continent and the world. She said, the ideas from this Conference will also help shape the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030.
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